COMMUNITY PROTECTION (OFFENDER REPORTING) ACT 2004 - SECT 4
COMMUNITY PROTECTION (OFFENDER REPORTING) ACT 2004 - SECT 4
4 . Meaning of finding of guilt
(1) For the purposes
of this Act, a reference to a finding of guilt (however expressed) in relation
to an offence committed by a person is a reference to any of the following
—
(a) a
court making a formal finding of guilt in relation to the offence;
(b) a
court convicting the person of the offence, if there has been no formal
finding of guilt before conviction;
(c) a
court accepting a plea of guilty from the person in relation to the offence;
(d) a
finding under The Criminal Code section 27 that the person is not guilty of
the offence on account of unsoundness of mind or a finding under equivalent
provisions of the laws of a foreign jurisdiction.
(2) A reference to a
finding of guilt in this Act does not include a finding of guilt that is
subsequently quashed or set aside by a court.